277: Dr. Carl Häberlin Friesen Museum

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247: Different soils found in the area. The Muschelschill in the bottom center reminds me of the muesli I had for breakfast.

248: Diarama showing how traditional reed roofs were made.

249: How grain was ground.

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251: This map shows how the last Ice Age lowered sea levels so that ancient Frisians could walk to England.

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253: Rich people owned the bronze tools below. Poor people made do with the fish bone tool in the top left.

254: The handle and decorations form a not-so-smiley face to protect the spirit of the ashes in this urn.

255: Birds were historically a source of food.

256: A "Vogelkojen" is a pond with ditches used to trap ducks. Each ditch is covered with a net that ends in a basket. Ducks swim in, but they don't come out.

257: A weir used to trap fish.

258: This ray was a common food fish.

259: The rabbits here are surprisingly large.

260: A chart showing developments in Föhr's tourism and the growth in the number of guests.

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262: A painting of Danish King Christian VIII's visit to Föhr in 1842.

263: Ice boat

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Photo by Laura

265: 1738 windmill in Wyk

266: This 1617 house is the oldest on Föhr. Called the Haus Olesen, it was moved to this location in 1927 to be a part of this museum.

267: Examples of talking tombstones.

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269: The central hallway in this traditional house separated the animals on the left from the people on the right.

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274: The rags at the end of these sticks are fire suppression devices, although not very effective ones.